7:00 AM | *It turns noticeably milder today as high pressure shifts off the coast...showers likely by tomorrow night with arrival of a cold front*

6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region

Today

Mainly sunny skies with some smoke in the air, noticeably milder, highs in the upper 60’s; S-SW winds around 5 mph

Tonight

Mainly clear, chilly, lows in the low-to-mid 40’s

Friday

Sun gives way to increasing clouds, becoming quite breezy, still mild, upper 60’s for afternoon highs

Friday Night             

Mainly cloudy, cool, showers are likely, but - once again this does not look like a significant rain event, near 50 degrees for late night lows

Saturday

Partly sunny, windy, colder, mid 50’s

Sunday

Mainly sunny, chilly, low-to-mid 50’s

Monday

Mainly sunny, chilly, lower 50’s

Tuesday

Mainly cloudy, chilly, becoming windy, chance of rain, low-to-mid 50’s

Discussion              

It turns noticeably milder in the Mid-Atlantic region today as high pressure pushes off the east coast and a low-level southwesterly flow of air develops in our area. After a mainly clear night, clouds will increase on Friday ahead of an incoming cold frontal system and showers are likely here on Friday night as the front passes through the DC metro region. As has been the case in recent weeks, this upcoming rain event on Friday night does not look impressive so don’t expect much relief in the dry soil conditions. Chilly air will return this weekend on the heels of the cold frontal passage and high pressure will take control of the weather into early next week.

Looking ahead, a strong storm system will head to the Midwest/Great Lakes during the first half of next week and likely result in rain and wind here from Tuesday into Wednesday - and this time the rainfall may be significant. A widespread and impressively cold air mass will cross the nation next week and reach us here in the Mid-Atlantic region just in time for Thanksgiving Day.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather